LIFE- The company is made up of three modern sections – in Marsala, Pantelleria, and Contessa Entellina – and a unique patrimony constituted of a strong sense of belonging among all the employees. This is perhaps the secret to businessman Giacomo Rallo’s success, who today watches with pride as his sons Antonio and José work. The name Donnafugata, literally translated as “woman on the run”, refers to the story of Queen Maria Carolina, the wife of Ferdinando IV of Borbone, who at the beginning of the 1800s hid, when the Napoleonic troops arrived from Naples, in the part of Sicily where the company’s vineyards are found today.

VINEYARDS – The consistent variety of earth, altitude, and micro-climates allows for the harvesting of all indigenous vines and some international ones as well. The vineyards owned by the company are concentrated in two principle areas: Contessa Entellina and Pantelleria. The company is working towards environmental sustainability in all of its holdings, which includes the production of energy from renewable sources like the sun as well as the safekeeping of vines that risk disappearing.